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Dirk Nowitzki's intention to take a "significant pay cut" next summer will be part of the Dallas Mavericks' sales pitch in July as they attempt to sign a superstar in free agency.

Kobe Bryant said he believes the Los Angeles Lakers "finally figured it out" when they finished the season on a 28-12 run, and that if the core of himself, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard and Steve Nash returns, "We can win a championship, no doubt about it."

Mavs can't afford to enter another season with Dirk as the team's best player.

Amin Elhassan outlines five NBA draft prospects who fit five specific teams' needs in terms of both position and style of play. He writes that Trey Burke to the Magic and Victor Oladipo to the Thunder would work particularly well.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2013

Larry Coon groups the NBA teams according to their salary-cap situation. The Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers will likely have to pay quite a luxury tax next season.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2013

Neil Tardy recaps Tuesday in the NBA, and discusses why Ricky Rubio's value is rising for 2013 drafts.

Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro doesn't think his future with the team is tied to how far the team advances in the playoffs and believes he will be back with the team next season.

Gary Bogdon/Getty ImagesLeBron James and the Miami Heat stretch their win streak to 27 gamesThe Miami Heat are now just six games shy of tying the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers for the longest win streak in NBA history (33 games). Here's what you need t...

With head-to-head league playoffs starting in many ESPN.com leagues, Neil Tardy identifies some of the better matchups to exploit in Weeks 20-21 of the fantasy basketball season. Features team-by-team schedule strength.

HOUSTON -- If the Dallas Mavericks manage to sweep the home-and-home series with the Houston Rockets over the next four days, we can continue entertaining their slim hopes of making the playoffs. The reality, however, is that Dallas' 12-year posts...

Noah Graham/Getty ImagesThe Lakers have lost a season-high six straight games.It might be time to panic in Los Angeles -- well, at least for Lakers fans. The Lakers now have lost six straight games, their longest losing streak since March 2007. Th...

LOS ANGELES -- Elton Brand leaned against the wall next to his locker, shook his head and smiled. He wouldn't go as far as to say it's as bad now as it was 13 years ago, when the futile Chicago Bulls finished 17-65 his rookie season. But right no...

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Dallas Mavericks guard Derek Fisher, out with a right patellar tendon strain, is expected to miss at least the next three games.

Chris Broussard takes a look at three places Dwight Howard might end up next season if the Lakers keep losing and his unhappiness grows.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2012

The Suns are offering a fun guarantee at a game next week.